A complex, confessional examination of [Jean-Claude Brisseau's] twisted, thorny and ultimately ambiguous feelings toward women and sex.
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12/20/07
Exterminating Angels (2007)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:20
Rotten:23
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Explicit and shocking, but there is no substance or statement on human behavior underneath the taboo-breaking.
Theatrical Release:Mar 7, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: François, a filmmaker, is preparing a thriller. During screen tests for a brief nude scene with an actress, he discovers the pleasure some women can have in the transgression of minor erotic... [More]
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Reviews for Exterminating Angels
... the film is passably entertaining but dramatically inert.
07/14/07
The cinematic equivalent of getting drenched with a splash of ice water.
06/01/07
It lacks any introspection to illuminate the erotic subject matter.
05/22/07
Endless auditions get the annoying Francois nowhere closer to grasping what turns women on.
05/11/07
Top CriticIt's not smart enough to actually pull off what it purports to do, and it's not free enough to simply enjoy itself.
05/10/07
Critics I admire have assured me that many of Brisseau's earlier films are less silly, more interesting, and even commendable.
05/10/07
Top CriticThe content may be dubious, but the execution is hypnotic.
05/10/07
Top CriticLittle more than Lesbians Lesbians Lesbians.
05/10/07
Gorgeous French silliness, yes, featuring stunning women having languorous, artful sex with each other. What was I saying? Oh yes, the silliness. Artful, gorgeous, sexy, sure, but ridiculous nonetheless.
05/04/07
Top CriticIt's hard to tell if Brisseau is a raging misogynist or a radical feminist, and what makes the movie interesting is that he's probably a little bit of both.
04/26/07
[Director] Brisseau calculatedly offsets the silliness of the surreal elements and the earnestness applied to the sex by savoring the overall absurdity.
04/12/07
Top Critic... plenty of heat, not all that much light.
04/12/07
Mr. Brisseau honors the infinitely varying psyches of his female subjects. One may scoff at his voyeuristic self-indulgence, but when you come right down to it, isn’t that what the cinema is all about, one way or another?
03/21/07
Top CriticA sexually-charged, eyebrow-raising thriller that often straddles that fine line between erotic thriller and all-out pornography.
03/21/07
Has heat but little light; it speaks of pleasure while treating it as a dirty word. The cast huffs and puffs but the exercise, sadly, remains academic.
03/16/07
Top CriticIf the movie was meant to render sympathy to Brisseau, it only reinforces how monstrously repugnant he is. The audacity to suggest his complete innocence makes the whole thing seem like black comedy, only the core sentiment is not funny.
03/12/07
A venture into the world of lust and love scripted with the beauty and discipline of Greek tragedy. As enthralling as it is disturbing. A must see for those who can tolerate the explicit sex.
03/11/07
Exterminating Angels is undeniably arousing.
03/10/07
Masturbation as method acting!
03/09/07
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